Had a good culture. Very patient focused, great coworkers. Had a small company feel to it. Was an overall great place to work

Cons

Was difficult to implement changes. Communication between departments was not always great. Limited career opportunities. IT infrastructure was old and outdated. Was acquired and seemed to be losing some of the things that made it a great place to work.

Advice to Management

Don't lose the things that made this a great place to work. Communicate with your employees and spend more money on IT.

Very little room for advancement, micromanagement, its who you know not what you know.

Advice to Management

Let people with ideas help change what could help processes. Better work-life balance. Overtime always a problem. The same people always doing it and the same people always complaining why they cant. Manangement never rewards people who ACTUALLY do the work. Just the ones with titles regardless of what they do.

The senior techs that worked at Genzyme Orange, CA, especially the older women, are morons with HUGE egos! I worked with some that acted like they knew everything and made big mistakes to the point of miss analyzing cases and led to failures in the lab. Genzyme Orange techs are definitely NOT as well trained as techs that came from some other Genzyme locations! Just because someone has 20 years experience in the field, does NOT mean that they are competent; hiring managers tend to make that mistake.

Advice to Management

Just because someone has many years experience, really test their knowledge before hiring or closely observe and note how many mistakes they make and if their egos are getting in the way of a harmonious working environment. Older women (45+) usually have mental issues!

Great opportunities for advancement, management listens to employees and cares about them. Employees are dedicated and focus on providing the best patient care possible. Benefits package is probably the best in the industry.